1. Taylor Bush American Literature

2.  Born September 8 th 1947  Hometown: Washington D.C.

3. Bachelor of Arts from American University, Washington D.C 1969 went for her Master of Arts at University of Connecticut Started her Career as an author

4.  Married to David Gates a musician  Helped inspire her book title: Chilly Scenes of Winter

5.  Main Focal Period is 1970’s through the 1980’s

7. Prolific Writer 7 novels Multiple Short stories

8.  “I wanted to block out my life, to forget it”… “So I sat down at my typewriter for eighteen hours or so and after a month or so I had another novel.”

9.  After her 1 st marriage dissolved she left New York City  Spent 1984 in the Green Mountains of Vermont

11.  Currently resides in Virginia  Teaching at The University of Virginia